- viceroyalty
- noun Date: 1703 the office, authority, or term of service of a viceroy; also the territory or jurisdiction of a viceroy
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Viceroyalty — Vice*roy al*ty, n. The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viceroyalty — [vīs΄roi′əl tē] n. pl. viceroyalties [< Fr vice royauté < OFr vice ,VICE + roialte: see ROYALTY] the office or tenure of, or the area ruled by, a viceroy: also viceroyship … English World dictionary
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